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ali, for days, you and i, weeks even, we've been hearing dire scenarios from the obama administration. now the president, as of yesterday, seems to be softening his tone. here's what he said last night. >> this is not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward. you know, it's conceivable that in the first week, the first two weeks, first three weeks, first month, a lot of people may not notice the full impact of this sequester. >> okay, ali. what is it? is the sky falling or not? >> the sky's not falling. i think when we thought we had to have something done by a deadline, then proponents on both sides tell you about how serious things are. now i think it's pretty clear barring something unusual, and jake would know more about this than i would, unless something unusual happens we're going to hit the sequester and wake up saturday morning and nobody will feel any different. largely because when it comes to most of these cuts, most are in labor and staff, most of these workers need at least one month's notice before things start to happen. you'll definitely start to feel it in april. there's
ali, for days, you and i, weeks even, we've been hearing dire scenarios from the obama administration. now the president, as of yesterday, seems to be softening his tone. here's what he said last night. >> this is not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward. you know, it's conceivable that in the first week, the first two weeks, first three weeks, first month, a lot of people may not notice the full impact of this sequester. >> okay, ali. what is it? is the sky falling or not? >>...
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a controversial issue, under president bush, now president obama. the fact that the government does have the power, and the authority, to kill an american overseas that's considered a threat. and how do they define that? >> that's the question because when you say imminent, it could be imminent in a few hours, in a few weeks, saying you can target a member of al qaeda, senior operational al qaeda leader, or associated forces. how are you defining associated forces? how are you defining the word imminent? how are you defining the word threat? all of these things are things that are open to interpretation and has civil liberties groups, as well, worried about what this means as far as the u.s., executive powers authority to decide, based on kind of unclear, sometimes, terms in terms how they're defined to go ahead and assassinate a u.s. citizen abroad. when you look at the justice department memo, as you said, leaked and made public by nbc, 16 pages. details the case for the use of those armed drones, which are terribly unpopularoutside of the united
a controversial issue, under president bush, now president obama. the fact that the government does have the power, and the authority, to kill an american overseas that's considered a threat. and how do they define that? >> that's the question because when you say imminent, it could be imminent in a few hours, in a few weeks, saying you can target a member of al qaeda, senior operational al qaeda leader, or associated forces. how are you defining associated forces? how are you defining...
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not so fast, president obama. your former press secretary says, when it comes to the issue of drones, some things were better left unsaid. >> one of the first things they told me was you're not even to acknowledge the drone program. you're not even to discuss that it exists. i think in many ways the president has seen -- i haven't talked to him about this, but i want to be careful. the president has seen our denial of the existence of the program, when it's obviously happening, undermines people's confidence overall in the decisions that their government makes. >> oh, you're kidding. here's our question. why all the secrecy about drones? >> pure and simple, it's about accountability. both domestic, democratically and internationally. we're having conversations now about when americans can use drones to execute other americans. here's another one. accountability on the international stage. this will proliferate and proliferate quickly. it will raise questions about geographic boundaries. what if someone puts drones
not so fast, president obama. your former press secretary says, when it comes to the issue of drones, some things were better left unsaid. >> one of the first things they told me was you're not even to acknowledge the drone program. you're not even to discuss that it exists. i think in many ways the president has seen -- i haven't talked to him about this, but i want to be careful. the president has seen our denial of the existence of the program, when it's obviously happening, undermines...
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once obama's buzz word, it's so yesterday. still tough talk helped obama win a payroll tax cut and perhaps even the election. so he may be gambling for more. so the talk back question for you today, should president obama use his bully pulpit more? facebook.com/carolcnn. or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> welcome to a special edition of "newsroom." i'm carol castel low. a special announcement that pope benedict will resign. a quick check of other top stories. a main road connecting long island to new york city has reopened just in time for the morning rush hour. the long island expressway had been shut down to crews could clear snow and ice nearly eight inches deep. but getting to the highway is its own challenge. some surface streets still have not been plowed. >>> more now on the major news from the vatican, that post benedict is resigning at the end of the month. the 85-year-old pope is announcing his advanced age. he's the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. let's check in with chris cuomo. >> just to give context to the int
once obama's buzz word, it's so yesterday. still tough talk helped obama win a payroll tax cut and perhaps even the election. so he may be gambling for more. so the talk back question for you today, should president obama use his bully pulpit more? facebook.com/carolcnn. or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> welcome to a special edition of "newsroom." i'm carol castel low. a special announcement that pope benedict will resign. a quick check of other top stories. a main road connecting...
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today president obama will resume his push. he's now heading to minnesota where he will take part in a roundtable on the topic and one of the major topics will be background checks. welco welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. els this commercial we just showed, interest only showed in washington. the washington area, because i think that the mayors wanted lawmakers to see this spot and they somehow wanted it to sway them. do you think that's a good strategy? >> no. i don't. i think that the best strategy is what you saw at the beginning of the super bowl which would -- were the survivors of singing "america the beautiful." i was there. i can tell you i was crying. i can tell you a lot of men around me were crying. the entire stadium gave those kids a standing ovation. i don't think anything resonates greater than a survivor standing up and saying that, you know, i think had is what we need. i can appreciate what the mayors did but i'm not sure if that was as effective as seeing those little angels sing yes
today president obama will resume his push. he's now heading to minnesota where he will take part in a roundtable on the topic and one of the major topics will be background checks. welco welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. els this commercial we just showed, interest only showed in washington. the washington area, because i think that the mayors wanted lawmakers to see this spot and they somehow wanted it to sway them. do you think that's a good...
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they also want president obama to kill the extension of the keystone pipeline. that is the oil pipeline that is coming from canada and would cut through the united states and bring oil all the way to the gulf coast. a lot of folks here are younger voters, younger people, who say even though the u.s. right now may be as focused on the debt ceiling and other issues, it's time to look further down the line. >> i'm only 16. someday i hope to have my own kids. i want them to live in a world that's, you know, like environmentally safe and natural. >> keystone xl is a dirty and dangerous pipeline to literally cut the country in half carrying a dangerous fuel, and it will cause run away climate change. >> reporter: on the flipside, a lot of folks say tighter emission standards have already cost some jobs at coal plants in places like west virginia. tightening them further is only going to squeeze that part of the economy even more. and some of the higher prices will be passed on to you and me as consumers. they also argue that the keystone pipeline will be safe with tod
they also want president obama to kill the extension of the keystone pipeline. that is the oil pipeline that is coming from canada and would cut through the united states and bring oil all the way to the gulf coast. a lot of folks here are younger voters, younger people, who say even though the u.s. right now may be as focused on the debt ceiling and other issues, it's time to look further down the line. >> i'm only 16. someday i hope to have my own kids. i want them to live in a world...
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is joe biden helping or hurting obama's gun control efforts, rob? >> well look, joe biden is kind of a bull that carries his own china closet and i'm sure the president cringes every time he sees vice president biden in front of a camera. the fact is jill biden's not going to walk out on the balcony and fire a double barrel shotgun but i'm glad that the vice president does admit it's okay for the citizens to have shotguns and as a republican who supports the second amendment he hope he continues to run point on this for aed this mrgs. >> interesting, john? >> joe biden is crazy like a fox here. the point is he's trying to blow through the false dichotomies expressed by making a point reasonable gun reform doesn't necessarily mean at all that you're against guns in general and if the self-defense argument can be ease ail dressed with a double barrel shotgun rather than an assault weapon whose sole purpose is to kill as many people as quickly as possible. it makes a lot of common sense on main street. >> final question, a new word to add to your vocab
is joe biden helping or hurting obama's gun control efforts, rob? >> well look, joe biden is kind of a bull that carries his own china closet and i'm sure the president cringes every time he sees vice president biden in front of a camera. the fact is jill biden's not going to walk out on the balcony and fire a double barrel shotgun but i'm glad that the vice president does admit it's okay for the citizens to have shotguns and as a republican who supports the second amendment he hope he...
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. >>> an about-face involving obama care. remember when religious groups were up in arms about a contraception mandate? we talked so much about that. suddenly now a compromise. how this impacts you. next. w! oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. >>> just in to me here at cnn, we're learning why an alaskan airlines pilot passed out midflight. the plane was taking off from los angeles last night. i want to go to renee more, in washington. renee, before we get to what doctors are saying about this, give met back story. >> that's right. you know, this is -- imagine being on this plane, so scary to hear the details here. the flight was midair when the pilot essentially passed out. there were 116 people on the plane and five crew members as well. again, that plane now because the pilot passed out had to make an emergency landing at portland international airport in oregon. at that point when
. >>> an about-face involving obama care. remember when religious groups were up in arms about a contraception mandate? we talked so much about that. suddenly now a compromise. how this impacts you. next. w! oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. >>> just in to me here at cnn, we're learning why an alaskan airlines pilot passed out...
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now, that's progressive. >>> president obama's state of the union speech, marco rubio's thirsty response and the showdown over cabinet nominee chuck hagel. i talked about all of it with democratic strategist robert zimmerman starting with the man who wants to be in charge at the pentagon. the showdown over chuck hagel's nomination, blocked by republicans until of presidents day break. very rare to filibuster a cabinet pick. i want to show you what john mccain said on fox. he said, there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly and said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war. which is nonsense. antihis own party, people don't forget that. is this hagel fight about policy or is it about a political payback? >> this is all about politics. when you listen to that quote from john mccain and you watch the way he and his colleagues conducted themselves, they look like an infomercial for anger management therapy. it was truly nothing more than a grudge ma
now, that's progressive. >>> president obama's state of the union speech, marco rubio's thirsty response and the showdown over cabinet nominee chuck hagel. i talked about all of it with democratic strategist robert zimmerman starting with the man who wants to be in charge at the pentagon. the showdown over chuck hagel's nomination, blocked by republicans until of presidents day break. very rare to filibuster a cabinet pick. i want to show you what john mccain said on fox. he said,...
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we say we're post-racial because we have a black president and millions of white folks turned barack obama into their own person cliff huxtable. that doesn't mean we are past racism. that is what we have to deal with. >> anthony, do you agree with that? >> absolutely. i think especially we're talking about the whole big picture of hollywood and where we all work. on the surface, it's liberal. but when you look deeper than that, it's completely face value. and it's always an issue. and i think it's the consciousness that we need to continue to bring up and to discuss. that will only help us move forward. >> jamison, you made a point, we were talking about news. and i said if it's the black guy on the news on the weekend and i said, how many brown-skinned brothers do you see anchoring the news. and you said, what? >> one. one. just one. just you. just you. turn the channel. turn the channel, come back. you'll be right here. >> where's the arab guy? >> where's the arab guy? the arab anchor? seriously, dean, where's the arab anchor, the asian anchor, the hispanic anchor? where are the brown-sk
we say we're post-racial because we have a black president and millions of white folks turned barack obama into their own person cliff huxtable. that doesn't mean we are past racism. that is what we have to deal with. >> anthony, do you agree with that? >> absolutely. i think especially we're talking about the whole big picture of hollywood and where we all work. on the surface, it's liberal. but when you look deeper than that, it's completely face value. and it's always an issue....
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so a week before the re-elected president obama delivers his state of the union speech, the number two republican in the house is making over the gop message. eric cantor speaks to the american enterprise institute about 90 minutes from now. this morning he spoke exclusively with our dana bash. dana, i want to bring you in on this. eric cantor is not the first republican to shake up his party and give a new direction. there's a brand new poll that shows president obama has a 70% approval rating among hispanics, are republicans listening more to that than eric cantor or a little of both? >> reporter: a little of both. i think if you ask eric cantor they are not mutually exclusive. a big part of why he will give this speech is because republicans understand what happened in the last election. which is that they got the majority of white men, that's about it. but interestingly enough, when it comes to immigration, we have seen big movement on the senate side, especially among republicans. but still house republican leaders, including eric cantor, they are still very cautious, when it come
so a week before the re-elected president obama delivers his state of the union speech, the number two republican in the house is making over the gop message. eric cantor speaks to the american enterprise institute about 90 minutes from now. this morning he spoke exclusively with our dana bash. dana, i want to bring you in on this. eric cantor is not the first republican to shake up his party and give a new direction. there's a brand new poll that shows president obama has a 70% approval rating...
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and today was president obama's fifth appearance at the national prayer breakfast. he says it's a wonderful event. but one that in his experience wears off all too quickly. >> when i go back to the oval office and i start watching the cable news networks, and it's like, we didn't pray. >> i hope he was watching us. president says his hope is for humility, that carries over every day. maybe he should hope for a prayer breakfast every day. >>> in about 24 hours, we are really in for a rude awakening here in the northeast. it's coming in the form of a very powerful nor'easter. and it's stirring up a lot of bad memories. it's expected to hit on the 35th anniversary of that, on your screen is the 1978 blizzard. and if you weren't alive or you were too young to remember, it was awful. or so i'm toad. let's get straight to meteorologist chad myers who is standing by. i am very, very confused by what i have been told about this nor'easter. depending what models you are looking at we will get three inches of snow or three and a half feet. i don't understand how it could be s
and today was president obama's fifth appearance at the national prayer breakfast. he says it's a wonderful event. but one that in his experience wears off all too quickly. >> when i go back to the oval office and i start watching the cable news networks, and it's like, we didn't pray. >> i hope he was watching us. president says his hope is for humility, that carries over every day. maybe he should hope for a prayer breakfast every day. >>> in about 24 hours, we are really...
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so obama doesn't have much actionable he could talk about. with regard to iran, they feel as though they've got the pressure on iran. they are watching to see what happens. and i don't think there's going to be much percentage in talking a great deal about situations that are unfolding. this is going to be a speech about the domestic economy and about jobs, foreign policy i think will play a marginal role. >> talk about the economy. on the president's watch we know that the country now added 1.2 million jobs since he took office but it's not creating enough jobs fast enough to sustain the strong recovery. you see the housing market coming back, the stock market is rallying. how much can this president really do in the next four years to get the economy going again? how much is it actually bent on what happens overseas? >> he could do a lot. we are actually -- in good shape compared with europe, compared with japan. what this president should do is try to enlist congress in recognizing that with borrowing costs at historical lows, would we nee
so obama doesn't have much actionable he could talk about. with regard to iran, they feel as though they've got the pressure on iran. they are watching to see what happens. and i don't think there's going to be much percentage in talking a great deal about situations that are unfolding. this is going to be a speech about the domestic economy and about jobs, foreign policy i think will play a marginal role. >> talk about the economy. on the president's watch we know that the country now...
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obama can do a lot. he should do something that provides jobs and cleans the air, not just talk policy. >> that sounds so simple, anna. >> it sounds simple, but it's not. good luck trying to pass any legislation through congress that doesn't come from congress. right now some of the controversial issues that stand a glimmer of hope are immigration and some aspects of gun control. in congress themselves they have found common ground and are pushing it themselves. unfortunately the reality is that president obama right now has the reverse midas touch. everything he touches turns to dirt. >> everything turns to dirt, pete? >> well, listen. i would first ask for everybody to put up their hands on this panel if they believe is man is the biggest factk factor contributing to climate change. no, we're not all putting our hands up? >> that is what is sad about this. republicans and only republicans don't believe in science. climate change is the biggest threat outside the nuclear holocaust. they don't believe th
obama can do a lot. he should do something that provides jobs and cleans the air, not just talk policy. >> that sounds so simple, anna. >> it sounds simple, but it's not. good luck trying to pass any legislation through congress that doesn't come from congress. right now some of the controversial issues that stand a glimmer of hope are immigration and some aspects of gun control. in congress themselves they have found common ground and are pushing it themselves. unfortunately the...
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john brennan is president obama's pick for cia director. as the president's counter terrorism advisor brennan is the one who led the drone campaign. but at his confirmation hearing today we can expect senators to grill him over using drones to target american terror suspects overseas. he's also likely to face tough questions over leaks about a cyber attack on iran, and a mole in yemen, we are keeping an eye on that. >>> president obama recognizes a soldier's uncommon valor in a few days, when he awards a medal of honor, we spoke to the man who led troops out of a trap in afghanistan, when he had no doubt, that he would die. his story, his bravery, when we come back. yy. why take exercise so seriously,when it can be fun? push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. to
john brennan is president obama's pick for cia director. as the president's counter terrorism advisor brennan is the one who led the drone campaign. but at his confirmation hearing today we can expect senators to grill him over using drones to target american terror suspects overseas. he's also likely to face tough questions over leaks about a cyber attack on iran, and a mole in yemen, we are keeping an eye on that. >>> president obama recognizes a soldier's uncommon valor in a few...
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obama was helpful to his state of new jersey. was it that that drove conservatives away? >> i think it's part of that. and i have to say as a caveat as i start here, even though i was born here in new jersey, carol, i have no relationship with chris christie. let me put that out there. >> you're not his other brother? >> no, not his other brother from another mother, no. in all honesty, i think the republicans are saying governor christie embraced president obama during the election campaign at a time when it was critical for mitt romney and they in part blame him for the loss. i would say to my two friends here, look, this is not the gop convention. this is the conservative convention. i would agree with john. far guy who has well above 70% of approval rating in a very blue state, he has to be doing something right having everyone supporting him. so i think they should embrace him. >> we should point out, the primary is controlled by conservative so you need a conservative embrace to win a republican primary, right? >> right. >>
obama was helpful to his state of new jersey. was it that that drove conservatives away? >> i think it's part of that. and i have to say as a caveat as i start here, even though i was born here in new jersey, carol, i have no relationship with chris christie. let me put that out there. >> you're not his other brother? >> no, not his other brother from another mother, no. in all honesty, i think the republicans are saying governor christie embraced president obama during the...
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sitting beside michelle obama will be the parents of hadiya pendleton, the young woman from the obama's neighborhood in chicago, shot and killed a week after she performed at the president's inauguration in washington. the honor comes as chicago police announce the arrest of pendleton's alleged shooters. they are 18-year-old michael ward, on the left, and 20-year-old kenneth williams. pendleton's cousin spoke by phone to anderson cooper last night. >> on behalf of my family, we are elated to know that there is one person or two now off the streets that could very well cause harm to my neighbor, another relative, or anyone in the world. we're excited to know that the police, the chicago police department worked diligently. however, there is no level of comfort. not long-term comfort. you know, we are still miserable. miserable would only be the term to really acknowledge the feelings of the parents and the family. >> chicago police say the men fired at pendleton by mistake as they were going after rival gang members instead. all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house!
sitting beside michelle obama will be the parents of hadiya pendleton, the young woman from the obama's neighborhood in chicago, shot and killed a week after she performed at the president's inauguration in washington. the honor comes as chicago police announce the arrest of pendleton's alleged shooters. they are 18-year-old michael ward, on the left, and 20-year-old kenneth williams. pendleton's cousin spoke by phone to anderson cooper last night. >> on behalf of my family, we are elated...
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obama,q she wore that dress to a white house dinner for the nation's governorsfá and, of course, the were no complaints. it was a gorgeous gown. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now. >>> it is the real life armageddon t(movie. scientists hope to crash a spaceship into an asteroid, all to prove we can be saved. the news is now.g a hot air balloon, full of pa&h% tourists, crashes to e1earth. but why? >>> plus, the bi >> we should notfá have to move third bill before the senate getse1 off their -- and begins do something. >> accusations fly just three days before automatic cuts hit ) rrñu and -- ♪ who let the dogs out >> investigatorskoo7o looking this kid's parents, a 10-year-old rapper whose video is raising a fewó[ so is the criticism fair? we're on it. i'm brooke baldwin. good to see you. thew3 skies above egypt. take a look at some photos with me. becausexd you will see, this is the aftermath. these are the picturesçó that we decades. 19 people were killede1 today. and thisw3 is what is leftjf oft balloon. moments earlier, it wasw3 fille with tourists from ilr overxd eur
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she also talked about why president obama has been going gray over the past couple of years. she said, it is not the pressures of the oval office, it is actually fatherhood. >> fathers in particular, i don't think they know how they're going to feel until it happens, you know. there is nothing like the look on his face when malia dresses up for a party, and she's heading out, and he walks past -- she walks past him and you can see his face sort of just drop a little bit, like, what was that? little gray. people think the gray is from his job. it is from his children. >> parents, can you relate? >>> coming up, rock legend the who canceled a concert 33 years ago. a couple of people held on to the ticket stubs, they get to go to the rain check concert tonight. we'll talk to someone who held on to one of the tickets for three decades, next. [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox. with all these huge toys. and wit
she also talked about why president obama has been going gray over the past couple of years. she said, it is not the pressures of the oval office, it is actually fatherhood. >> fathers in particular, i don't think they know how they're going to feel until it happens, you know. there is nothing like the look on his face when malia dresses up for a party, and she's heading out, and he walks past -- she walks past him and you can see his face sort of just drop a little bit, like, what was...
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obama surprised white house visitors by showing up midtour and saying, hi, welcome to the white house and there is the dog. they want to be very accessible. >> more to the point of opening up the doors, being open to -- >> i think there has been a lot of criticism for her doing that as well. people are saying, you know, they need to be more focused on our country, and on politics. and -- but she's not the one running the country. i think it is fine -- >> i don't know. i don't know about -- >> maybe not. maybe you're right. let me take a step back and think about my own, but i think it is great she's a part of what is happening in our world. >> can we talk about the swag bags? >> sure. >> if you go to the oscars, i'm sure we're all a little jealous, $47,802, what it is all amounting to. a couple of the items we pulled out. $12,000 australian vacation, $4100 week long weight loss retreat, which, by the way, shouldn't it be weight gain, 406 hand cream, $20 clothing defuzzer, box of condoms for good measure. excess or part of the game? >> best form of advertising. if one of these celebrit
obama surprised white house visitors by showing up midtour and saying, hi, welcome to the white house and there is the dog. they want to be very accessible. >> more to the point of opening up the doors, being open to -- >> i think there has been a lot of criticism for her doing that as well. people are saying, you know, they need to be more focused on our country, and on politics. and -- but she's not the one running the country. i think it is fine -- >> i don't know. i don't...
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president obama, congressional leaders, and more than 50 of her relatives gathered there at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of miss parks. it is nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blind. it is because of these men and women that i stand here today. it is because of them that our children grow up in a land more free. >> rosa parks broke the law. that was back on december 5th, 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus back in montgomery, alabama. actually stood in line for quite a while to get to meet and shake hands with miss parks when i was in high school, back in atlanta. gogoose pumps. >>> coming up, a 6-year-old girl banned from using the girl's restroom at her elementary school. why? because she was born a boy. and just moments ago, her parents spoke out, they are fighting back. >>> plus, anyone? trip to mars? to
president obama, congressional leaders, and more than 50 of her relatives gathered there at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of miss parks. it is nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blind. it is because of these men and women that i stand here today. it is...
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take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ . >>> president obama is going to announce his nomination for the new secretary of interior, senior administration official tells cnn he is going to nominate the ceo of the outdoor equipment company rei, we will bring that announcement to you live when it happens. also, right now we understand they are speaking on capitol hill, these are house republicans, they have one thing on their plate here at least for today, that is cutting the spending, especially pentagon spending, they are trying to avoid the deep military cuts that automatically are going to trigger in about three weeks. defense chief leon panetta is now painting a gloomy worst case scenario, if that happens. >> make no mistake, if these cuts happen, there will be a serious disruption in defense programs and a sharp decline in our military readiness. we have already begun an all out effort to plan for how to operate under such a scenario. but it's also very clear, that there are no good options. >> i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. what is he talking about when he
take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ . >>> president obama is going to announce his nomination for the new secretary of interior, senior administration official tells cnn he is going to nominate the ceo of the outdoor equipment company rei, we will bring that announcement to you live when it happens. also, right now we understand they are speaking on capitol hill, these are house republicans, they have one thing on their plate here at least for today, that is cutting the...
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obama's previous portrait from 2009. there you go. the before and the after. >>> during his failed presidential bid, it's fair to say newt gingrich had some help from people worth plenty of money. but now gingrich is saying, keep the billionaires out of politics. the former speaker is lashing out in a column for the conservative site, human events. and he's naming names. politic political editor paul steinhauser is joining us. >> he was starting off with a major republican super pac called crossroads. he started up another super pac dedicated to helping republicans in a general election win in a primary which could be less conservative party groups. they are pushing back against rove. now newt gingrich is getting involved saying that rove is dead wrong. he says i'm unalterably opposed to a bunch of billionaires financing a boss to pick candidates in 50 states. >> okay. you know what, let's kind of, you know, turn a page a little bit. >> yeah. >> a lot of washington really looks forward to those correspondents' dinner, the white house
obama's previous portrait from 2009. there you go. the before and the after. >>> during his failed presidential bid, it's fair to say newt gingrich had some help from people worth plenty of money. but now gingrich is saying, keep the billionaires out of politics. the former speaker is lashing out in a column for the conservative site, human events. and he's naming names. politic political editor paul steinhauser is joining us. >> he was starting off with a major republican super...
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president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was
president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was
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president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was under investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds. he took a long medical leave from office last year for mental health reasons. his attorneys have not returned cnn's phone calls. >>> private e-mails and photographs belonging to two american presidents, hacked and published online for all the world to see. the secret service right now is investigating the hacking and publication of this correspondence. the accounts held private e-mails of the bush family, including former presidents george hrk w. bush and george w. bush. >>> an asteroid is set to fly remarkably close to earth in 17 days. nasa says there's no chance it might be on a collision course. the asteroid is just about half the size of a football field
president obama will speak at an armed forces farewell tribute today. saying that he did not receive any threats on benghazi before the attack, no undue delays before the attack happened, and the removal of all government personnel within 12 hours helped saves lives. >>> jesse jackson jr. has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. jackson was under investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds. he took a long medical leave from office last year for mental health reasons. his...